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Friday, January 06, 2006

US evidence against Aswat is 'nonsense'.

British citizen Haroon Rashid Aswat is being accused by the US government of plotting to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon.

Human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce said the US government case against Aswat was "nonsense."

"The only witness against him in the United States was threatened that if he didn't plead guilty and cooperate, he would be put under military detention. It shows the extent to which the United States is manipulating evidence and pressuring witnesses," Peirce said.